EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)
Asian association football tournament for women's national teams
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EAFF E-1 Football Championship (rebranded as the EAFF W-Cup starting with the 2025 edition) is an international football competition in East Asia for national teams of the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). The competition between women's national teams is held alongside the men's competition.
| Founded | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Region | East Asia (EAFF) |
| Teams | Preliminary: 7 Finals: 4 |
| Current champions |  South Korea(2nd title) |
| Most championships |  Japan(4 titles) |
| Website | eaff.com |
 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | |
History
In 2005 there was also a combined points competition in 2005, where the results of the men's and women's teams were added together (not including qualifiers). In April 2012, the competition was renamed to the "EAFF East Asian Cup".[1] In December 2015, the new competition name "EAFF East Asian Championship" was approved,[2] but later changed to "EAFF E-1 Football Championship".[3] On 2 May 2024, it was confirmed that the new format would come into effect from the 2025 edition, with the name of the competition changing to EAFF W-Cup.
Results
| Editions | Years | Hosts | Champions | Runners-Up | Third Place | Fourth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAFF Women's Football Championship | ||||||
| 1 | 2005 |  South Korea |
South Korea |
 North Korea |
Japan |
 China |
| 2 | 2008 | China |
Japan |
North Korea |
China |
South Korea |
| 3 | 2010 | Japan |
Japan |
China |
South Korea |
 Chinese Taipei |
| 4 | 2013 | South Korea |
North Korea |
Japan |
South Korea |
China |
| 5 | 2015 | China |
North Korea |
South Korea |
Japan |
China |
| 6 | 2017 | Japan |
North Korea |
Japan |
China |
South Korea |
| 7 | 2019 | South Korea |
Japan |
South Korea |
China |
Chinese Taipei |
| 8 | 2022 | Japan |
Japan |
China |
South Korea |
Chinese Taipei |
| 9 | 2025 | South Korea |
South Korea |
China |
Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
| 10 | 2028 | China |
TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 11 | 2030 | Japan |
TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Tournament winners
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
4 (2008, 2010, 2019, 2022) | 2 (2013, 2017) | 3 (2005, 2015, 2025) | – | 9 |
| North Korea |
3 (2013, 2015, 2017) | 2 (2005, 2008) | – | – | 5 |
| South Korea |
2 (2005, 2025) | 2 (2015, 2019) | 3 (2010, 2013, 2022) | 2 (2008, 2017) | 9 |
| China |
– | 3 (2010, 2022, 2025) | 3 (2008, 2017, 2019) | 3 (2005, 2013, 2015) | 9 |
| Chinese Taipei |
– | – | – | 4 (2010, 2019, 2022, 2025) | 4 |
Summary
Final (2005–2025)
| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 9 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 54 |
| 2 | North Korea | 5 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 35 |
| 3 | South Korea | 9 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 32 |
| 4 | China | 9 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 33 | –8 | 31 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 43 | –40 | 0 |
Preliminary (2008–2025)
| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 97 | 40 | +57 | 42 |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 1 | +115 | 39 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong | 7 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 55 | 92 | –37 | 33 |
| 4 |  Guam | 7 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 56 | 87 | –31 | 26 |
| 5 | China | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | +27 | 18 |
| 6 | North Korea | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | +52 | 12 |
| 7 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 109 | –90 | 12 |
| 8 |  Mongolia | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 50 | –43 | 7 |
| 9 |  Australia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 |
| 10 |  Macau | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 54 | –54 | 3 |
Awards
| Year | Most valuable player (MVP) | Top goalscorer(s) | Goals | Best goalkeeper | Best defender | Fair play Award | Best referee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ho Sun-hui |
No award[4] | 1 | Kim Jung-mi |
Yoo Young-sil |
Japan |
No award |
| 2008 | Homare Sawa |
Shinobu Ohno |
3 | Zhang Yanru |
Hong Myong-gum |
Japan | |
| 2010 | Homare Sawa |
Han Duan Mana Iwabuchi Lee Jang-mi Yoo Young-a |
2 | Zhang Yanru |
Azusa Iwashimizu |
China | |
| 2013 | Kim Un-ju |
Ho Un-byol Ji So-yun |
2 | No award | No award | No award | |
| 2015 | Wi Jong-sim |
Ra Un-sim |
3 | Kim Jung-mi |
Kim Nam-hui | ||
| 2017 | Kim Yun-mi |
Kim Yun-mi |
4 | Kim Myong-sun |
Kim Nam-hui | ||
| 2019 | Moeka Minami |
Mana Iwabuchi |
5 | Ayaka Yamashita |
Jang Sel-gi | ||
| 2022 | Risa Shimizu |
No award | 1 | Ayaka Yamashita |
Wang Linlin |
Kate Jacewicz | |
| 2025 | Jang Sel-gi |
Shao Ziqin |
3 | Kim Min-jung |
Rion Ishikawa |
No award |
Winning coaches
| Year | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | South Korea |
An Jong-goan |
| 2008 | Japan |
Norio Sasaki |
| 2010 | Japan |
Norio Sasaki |
| 2013 | North Korea |
Kim Kwang-min |
| 2015 | North Korea |
Kim Kwang-min |
| 2017 | North Korea |
Kim Kwang-min |
| 2019 | Japan |
Asako Takakura |
| 2022 | Japan |
Futoshi Ikeda |
| 2025 | South Korea |
Shin Sang-woo |
Comprehensive team results by tournament
Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
| Nation | 2005 | 2008 | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| South Korea | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| North Korea | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Total nations | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |